Income Taxes (Effective Tax Rates) (Details)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	32.90%	30.90%	30.00%	32.50%
Duke Energy Carolinas [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	34.30%	36.50%	34.40%	36.30%
Progress Energy [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	32.80%	25.00%	34.70%	31.80%
Duke Energy Progress [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	31.40%	34.40%	33.50%	35.30%
Duke Energy Florida [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	36.00%	30.10%	37.00%	35.20%
Duke Energy Ohio [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	36.80%	39.30%	32.50%	37.60%
Duke Energy Indiana [Member]
Reconciliation of Income Tax Expense at the U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to the Actual Tax Expense from Continuing Operations [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	35.20%	37.00%	34.00%	36.60%